National Park Service (NPS) Historian Emeritus, noted author and combat veteran of World War II, Edwin Cole Bearss, will present a lecture entitled, "2nd Lieutenant David Potts and the Battle of Second Manassas"... at the Department of the Interior (DOI) building at 1849 C Street, NW. ...
It is being held in conjunction with the on-going exhibition in the DOI museum, "The Power of Context: National Park Service Museums at 100 Years." In the museum exhibit is the Model 1850 foot officer's sword carried by Lt. Potts at the Battle of Second Manassas. He is thought to have damaged the sword and scabbard when he fell in battle. The sword and scabbard, now in the NPS collection, was donated to Manassas National Battlefield Park in 1982 by his family, along with a photographic portrait of Potts in uniform. ...
Bearss, a well known presenter and lecturer among Civil War enthusiasts and historians, is a lively and animated speaker with the uncanny ability to breathe life into whatever topic he is speaking about. A former Chief Historian for the NPS and now Historian Emeritus, Bearss continues to write about the Civil War, lectures frequently to Civil War Roundtable groups, and is a renowned battlefield guide.
Born in Billings, Montana in 1923, Bearss grew up within a bike ride of the Little Big Horn Battlefield. Upon graduation from high school in 1941, he joined the United States Marine Corps. During World War II, he was with the 3rd ...More...
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